5 Chargers with something to prove in 2017

5 Chargers with something to prove in 2017

The Los Angeles Chargers are on a mission to prove they are more talented than their 5-11 record of last season. On an all too consistent basis, the Bolts were hampered with injuries to marquee players limiting the team’s chances at success.

With star players returning and the addition of a talented rookie class, here is a look at five Chargers with something to prove in 2017.

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No. 1, Keenan Allen

Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen has been the recipient of back-to-back freak injuries limiting him to just seven full games over the last two seasons.

In 2015, Allen was carving up opposing secondaries racking up 67 catches for 725 yards in only half the Chargers games before a kidney injury ended his season. The 2016 season had a similar fate but occurred much sooner as Allen tore his ACL in the team’s Week 1 contest.

With a new look offensive line protecting quarterback Philip Rivers, allowing him to disperse the ball at an even higher rate, Allen will be looking to send a message to the NFL that he hasn’t lost a step.